Andrzej Stech, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Andrzej Stech

painter from Dantzig

Date of Birth: 09-Sep-1635

Place of Birth: Słupsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 12-Jan-1697

Profession: painter

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Andreas Stech (September 9, 1635 – January 12, 1697) was a Baroque painter. Stech was born in Stolp (Slupsk), the son of Heinrich Stech a painter from Lübeck.
He was of Lutheran faith.
In 1636, together with his family he moved to Danzig (Gdansk).
It is most likely that he was taught by his father; from 1653, by his father-in-law Adolf Boy (1612-1683).
In 1658, he married the widow of the painter August Ranisch.
After the death of his first wife, he married Adelgunde, the daughter of Nicias Wulf.
He had five children from his first marriage, and four from his second.
In 1662, he became the Master Artisan on the basis of his artwork: The Calling of St.
Andrew and Croesus throwing himself in the fire.
In 1667, he received Danzig citizenship.
In 1673, he became a juror.
From 1677, he worked for King John III Sobieski of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
His brother was also a painter.



Alternative names	Andrzej Stech
Description	Polish painter Servitor regius (1677)
Date of birth/death	9 September 1635	12 January 1697
Location of birth/death	Slupsk	Gdansk
Work period	Baroque
Work location	Gdansk (...-1658), Gdansk (1662-1675), Pelplin (1675-1676)
Authority control	: Q500779 VIAF: 72455285 ISNI: 0000 0001 0914 8472 ULAN: 500012072 LCCN: n78068247 GND: 128846712 WorldCat